A Brief History of Cures For Homosexuality

Last week, British prime minister Gordon Brown issued an apology -- at the behest of tens of thousands of petition-signers -- for the government’s persecution of Alan Turing, a mathematician and World War II code breaker who committed suicide after undergoing chemical castration to “treat” his homosexuality in the 1950s. Chemical

Last week, British prime minister Gordon Brown issued an apology -- at the behest of tens of thousands of petition-signers -- for the government’s persecution of Alan Turing, a mathematician and World War II code breaker who committed suicide after undergoing chemical castration to “treat” his homosexuality in the 1950s. Chemical castration -- in which hormones are injected to suppress sex drive -- is just one of the gay “therapies” -- ranging from inhumane to downright absurd -- doctors devised over the centuries.